Readership: Scholars and students of philosophy or ancient thought; general readers seeking philosophical guidance
A. A. Long, Department of Classics, University of California, Berkeley
"This book is a tour de force, encapsulating a profound reading of a major source for Stoic ethics within the framework of a highly accessible introduction. The full significance of Long's powerful hypothesis about Socratic basis of Epictetus' version of the Stoic project and about the nature of Epictetus' originality will provide material for scholarly debate for many years. Long has also underlined how this work of Roman Stoic practical ethics can speak to our thought-world as powerfully as it has spoken to previous eras of Western culture." - Christopher Gill, Archiv fur Geschichte der Philosophie
Introduction 1: Epictetus in his Time and Place 2: The Discourses 3: The Socratic Paradigm 4: Philosophy and Pedagogy 5: Reading Epictetus 6: Natures: Divine, Human, Animal 7: From Theology to Ethics 8: Autonomy and Integrity 9: Appropriate Actions and Feelings Epilogue: The afterlife of Epictetus Glossary Who's Who: Stoics and Others Index of passages/general index
